Towriss said he appreciates the apology, but maintained it was still the best time for him to step down. He cited the new direction Huskies athletics is headed with a new dean of kinesiology, new athletic director and a Huskie board of directors.

Stoicheff said said the decision for Towriss wasn’t based on performance, health or wrongdoing, just that it was time for a change.

Stoicheff said further celebrations of Towriss’s career will happen at a future date.